USN-3737-1: GDM vulnerability
13 August 2018
GDM could be made to crash or run programs as the administrator.
Releases
Packages
- gdm3 - GNOME Display Manager
Details
A use-after-free was discovered in GDM. A local user could exploit this to
cause a denial of service, or potentially execute arbitrary code as the
administrator.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.